{"product_id":"actress-9780393541458","title":"Actress","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatherine O'Dell is an Irish theater legend. Every moment of her life is a performance, with her daughter, Norah, standing in the wings. With age, alcohol, and dimming stardom, however, Katherine's grip on reality grows fitful. Fueled by a proud and long-simmering rage, she commits a bizarre crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Norah's role gradually changes to Katherine's protector, caregiver, and finally legacy-keeper, she revisits her mother's life of fiercely kept secrets; and Norah confronts in turn the secrets of her own sexual and emotional coming-of-age. With virtuosic storytelling, \u003cem\u003eActress\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together two generations of women with difficult sexual histories, touching a raw and timely nerve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnright, Anne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAnne Enright\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of six novels, most recently \u003cem\u003eActress\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Gathering\u003c\/em\u003e won the Man Booker Prize and \u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten Waltz\u003c\/em\u003e won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. She lives in Dublin.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726820544786,"sku":"9780393541458","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89b82da5-c2ca-4228-b5d0-3274ecdd1cca.jpg?v=1734884978","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/actress-9780393541458","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}